kde/inst/kde-libs.xml


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<sect1 id="kde-libs">
<title>Installing kdelibs</title>
 
<para><screen>Download location (FTP):    <ulink url="&kde-libs-ftp;"/>
Estimated build disk space: 115 MB
Estimated installed space:   41 MB
Package size:                &kde-libs-size;
Estimated build time:        62 min (667 MHz)</screen></para>

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<para>The following package is required to install kdelibs:
<screen><xref linkend="kde-core-arts"/></screen></para>

<para>kdelibs can use many libraries and programs.  The following are recommended:
<screen><xref linkend="openssl"/>, <xref linkend="pcre"/>, <xref linkend="libxml2"/>,
<xref linkend="libxslt"/>, <xref linkend="libfam"/>, and <xref linkend="libart_lgpl"/>.</screen></para>

<para>Other optional programs and libraries that can be used by kdelibs are:
<screen><xref linkend="cups"/>, <xref linkend="sane"/>, and <xref linkend="openldap"/>.</screen></para>

<para>Install kdelibs with:
<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=&kde-dir; --disable-debug \
     --disable-dependency-tracking --with-alsa --enable-fast-malloc=full &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</userinput></screen></para>       

<sect2><title>kdelibs Installation Command explanations</title>
<para><userinput>--prefix=&kde-dir;</userinput> : This option tells
the process to install the package in &kde-dir;.</para>

<para><userinput>--disable-debug</userinput> : This option causes the
system to be compiled without debugging code.</para>

<para><userinput>--disable-dependency-tracking</userinput> : This option
speeds up one time builds.</para>

<para><userinput>--with-alsa</userinput> : This option tells the build process to
search for and use Alsa for sound support.</para>

<para><userinput>--enable-fast-malloc=full</userinput> : This option tells
KDE programs to use an internal memory allocation scheme 
optimized for KDE.</para>
</sect2>

<sect2><title>Configuring kdelibs</title>
<para>There is no additional configuration to do for kdelibs.</para>
</sect2>

<sect2><title>Contents</title>
<para>kde-libs provides numerous libraries needed by kde programs.</para>

</sect2>
</sect1>